[xpost/Askreddit] Why are a lot of news mediums are affixed as "times"? What is the relation between news and time(s)?

by MustafaBei

There seem to be a lot of news mediums that go by the name of times, such as ever famous New York Times, times of india, india times, korea times, irish times etc. Is there a historic relation between the term and news? What is there to it? Thanks.

lebennaia

They are named in honour of 'The Times' a famous British newspaper published in London since 1785.